Hi Mike,                                                                      
Wed 25 Mar 1998 17:10
Quoting Mike Honig in a message to Peter Lutz:
 MH> One thing that's troubled me greatly (if a fictional universe
 MH> can trouble one greatly ;) is that upon first meeting, the
 MH> Jem'haddar and the Dominion had obvious weapons and shield
 MH> superiority. At that time, it looked like the UFP would lose
 MH> unless they coudl defeat them by sheer mass of numbers. Now
 MH> it seems that the weapons/shield equation is much more equal,
 MH> with the Dominion forces seemingly almost a bit inferior.
 MH> Wha' hoppened??!!  :)
Well, the Federation used one of it's best virtues: the ability to adapt.
The sensor analysis of the Defiant was processed and shields on all systems 
and ships were adapted.
Weapons were also adapted.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Lieutenant Cmdr. William T.W. Thomas (aka Philip Kerselaers) -=> "Aceman"
From Belgium (the country that has invented the so-called "French Fries" and 
probably has the best beer in the world (I'm not kidding about this!!))  [I 
got this last information second-hand, from approx. everybody I spoke to.]
"Our mission, to boldly go where no split-infinitive has gone before"
"Unable to locate TEAEARLGREY.HOT -- Enterprise halted !"
_____"Energize, Mr. O'Brien ... Hey, where did that pink bunny come from?"
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